Adrian Cockcroft has coined the term 'Millicomputer' to cover any computing device that uses less than a watt of power; small enough to fit in your pocket, cool enough not to burn your leg. In this presentation, he takes us on a tour of the amazing technologies that already exist and gives us a glimpse of where this rapidly developing area of technology might take us next.

Changes in the size, speed, and capabilities of databases underlie every major technology change in capital markets. Investors want to store more, do it faster, and be able to compare the present to any arbitrary period in the past--and do it all in real-time. While that has never been possible, entrepreneur and computer scientist Dr. Michael Stonebraker gives a talk about data, traditional database vendors, the next generation of database engines, and what it all means--on and off Wall Street.

There is an interaction between changes that happen in technology, changes in economics, and changes in society. The software industry is at the heart of these fundamental economic and social changes. More than any other time in history, software matters. In his keynote speech at the 2008 O'Reilly Media Open Source Convention (OSCON), Ubuntu founder and Open Source guru Mark Shuttleworth discusses how free software is the best way to drive wealth-creating opportunities.

Neocartography, neogeography, the geospatial web: These words and phrases evoke the unfolding drama at the intersection of physical and virtual space. Andrew Turner is in the thick of the action. In this conversation with host Jon Udell he discusses GeoCommons, pocketmaps, collaborative data curation, and the evolution of design in a world of networked spatial and temporal data.

Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Eric Simons, author of the book Darwin Slept Here, a portrait of a young Charles Darwin. 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth.

Joel and Jeff discuss what a program manager does, the value (or lack thereof) of a functional spec and vision statement, building developer community, and planning your development time.

Scott Lemon discusses TopFollowFriday, a website that can be used to filter and choose to trust or not trust something, based on the reputation of the person who created the content. Based on #followfriday, a growing Twitter ad-hoc event that occurs each Friday, Scott's new site tracks #followfriday, and then records the endorsements, allowing users to chart the changes. Scott also reviews the Twitter AP and how he is using it for his site.

Simonie Wilson, a senior speech scientist working at Intervoice, shares her thoughts about, and experiences in the field of VUI's (Voice User Interfaces). Today's VUI's aren't really that good, and people know this; or do they? Simonie, an expert in the field, would like us to believe something else; that the majority of the systems in use today are merely patchworks; that there are, in fact, much better technologies just waiting to be put to use to provide people with satisfactory interfaces.

Sara Nelson of Publishers Weekly takes a closer look at some of the things you think you know about the book business. She also raises the questions, "Why should we care about books any more?" and doesn't anyone read books for pleasure today? Topics range from what kinds of books we read, how the book industry advertise its products, the issue of piracy in today's electronic society, and why we are a long way from doing away with books completely.

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, is building an application platform aimed at maximizing user value and business success. In this presentation from O'Reilly's Graphing Social Patterns conference, Adam Nash describes LinkedIn's strengths as a professional communication tool and how their application and advertising platforms will reach and serve professionals and business owners.

Susan RoAne, author of the book Face to Face: How to Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World, talks to Moira Gunn about how basic conversational and social skills have deteriorated. RoAne's book offers simple steps to more effective communication.

Joel and Jeff discuss the enduring influence of C, the questionable value of the title "Software Architect", and the evolution of Java.

Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith discuss the status of Bespin, a project of Mozilla Labs. The company states that Bespin aims to increase developer productivity and promte the use of open standards. Dion and Ben talk about the development of the project and its early prototype. The group also discusses Amazon frontends and how they are being used on the web.

Jim Van Meggelen gives a talk about Asterisk, the world's leading open source PBX telephony engine and telephony applications toolkit, as well as the tough challenges of running a telecom business and how one can deliver telephony infrastructure to small companies. He shares with us his insights into the telecom industry, its current state, and where he wants it to go in the future.

John Ingram, Chairman of Ingram Book Group, discusses the challenges facing the publishing industry today. How do publishers decide how to divide investments between the physical printing of materials and digital publishing? What questions must be asked in order to effectively allocate resources toward these two goals? Is there a way to incorporate both goals into a cost efficient strategy?

Global technology team leader at Morgan Stanley Mary Meeker gives her update on all things tech and internet in her presentation at the 2008 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. In this short, data-rich presentation she also gives her thoughts on the economy and the current recession.

Microsoft's "Oslo" initiative aims to make it easier for developers, for IT professionals, and for ordinary computer users to define, share, and reason about the data representations that underpin software, services, and business logic. In this conversation, Doug Purdy and host Jon Udell discuss modeling, Smalltalk, domain-specific languages, and the ongoing quest for better ways to reduce the impedance mismatch between humans and computers.

Moira speaks with Neil Degrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium Director and author of The Pluto Files. He talks about all the flack he took for downgrading Pluto from a planet to a dwarf.

Most people would rather take a pill than deal with injections. Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Dr. Andrew Hopkins about why this issue is affecting the field of biotech pharmaceuticals.

Joel and Jeff discuss dealing with incompetent programmers, whether salaries should be public, dealing with technical debt, and programming for small businesses.